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Tag: Australian Gold

Designer Skin v. S&L continued: “S&L had a perfect right to sell this product”

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-09-18 11:43:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUnfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James […]

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Distribution systems

S&L v. Australian Gold: You, the Jury

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-01-08 21:34:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s S&L Vitamin’s Trial Brief for the trial scheduled for next week in the above-entitled cause.  (Or […]

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Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Biting the hand that feeds you

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The Trademark Troll, a blog written by former Harley Davidson IP counsel Dick Troll, comments on the S&L Vitamins case: Almost every case involving the […]

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Brand Management and Branding

Online use of trademarks and copyrights by “unauthorized distributors”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Ron Coleman

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION does not generally comment about active cases in which we are directly involved. But a very important and detailed (61 pages!) summary […]

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Free Expression

Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins trial update

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The remaining issues in the case, you may recall, were copyright infringement and Arizona unfair competition. Here is the status per this morning’s minute entry […]

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Copyright Law, Trademarks and trademark law

The second time as farce

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Ron Coleman

On the occasion of the S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold trial, I reposted what I wrote here six months earlier about the first of these […]

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Diversion, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2008: “Designer Skin v. S&L Continued: ‘S&L had a perfect right to sell this product'” (July)

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Ron Coleman

This was first posted on July 18th: Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s […]

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Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law, Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet) and legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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